Join Clean Virginia Waterways, Oceana, and their partners at the Arlington Central Library for a free screening across the state of “We’re All Plastic People Now,” an Emmy Winning documentary introduced by Ted Danson and featured at the 2024 Santa Fe Film Festival. The screenings will be followed by panel discussions and audience Q & A. “We’re All Plastic People Now” asks the question, how much evidence do we need before we decide to take action? Solving the plastic pollution crisis requires that we curb single-use plastic production and cut off the problem at the source.
This screening will occur at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA in Arlington, Virginia, for Plastic Free July from 5:30 - 7:30pm. Doors will be opened open at 5:30 to meet local environmental group exhibitors, with the movie starting promptly at 6. Expert The board of panelists will cover policy and local action perspectives to give attendees actionable takeaway items. on different areas of plastic pollution such as policy. The event will end at 7:30.
"These movie screenings began as a way for Clean Virginia Waterways' Plastic Bag Advocacy Workgroup to raise awareness and advocate for policy addressing plastic grocery bag litter. As interest for this movie moves across the state, the message remains the same: localities and residents have many tools they can use to mitigate plastic pollution," Describes Joseph Barnes, Marine Debris Prevention Specialist at Clean Virginia Waterways. "This movie emphasizes the global and human health impacts of plastic pollution, but we will cover how local action can combat the global plastic crisis."
